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~ -,: HERE AND THERE ON STAGE AND Reviews of the Week By ThesPian \VILMETTE LIFE, FRI DAY, MARCH 7, 1924 15 CREE HEALTH Of EMPLOYES Employers of labor are coming rapid ly to regard the health of their ~ploy, es as of primary importance. Thts ~X·' plains why so many of the larger mdustrial and commercial firms now require careful physical examinations physicians in the employ of ili;e compa.ny before applicants are otherwise cons_1d· ered. Apparently the day is approachmg when a fellow who disregards his health will find it difficult indeed to get a job, worth having. ·-------------------------~ STAGE I [ Neighboring Thea:ters 'GIRL· ·oF TODAY SAME AS EVER' N. ST. FRANCIS ANNEX " THE NEXT CORNER" Is d It McVicker-s Theatre Forei g n scenes. Spanish architec tu re and chara ct e r s combine to give a much needed flavor to a somewhat fam iliar story. A fa scinating young wift> . t e mpor a rily separated from her h u,h and. fall s prey to the wiles of one Don Arturo. Another, Juan ~ c raf111. al so is o\·ercome by her c ha rm s. But in the picture the former is killed and the latt er commits suicid e. Th e hu sband , led to believe that so ml'th ing- is wrong but having no acc ur ate knowledge of the facts refu ses to listen. read or believe' and stirk s to the end. Taken as a whole the picture is well \\Orkr<l out particularly a~ relate~ to o;cc n t'r,l' and co tumes. Without th (·m it mi ght hav~> a h a rd time going a ero"· Conway Tearle, as the hnsba nd . dol's better than he has for som e time. Certainlv he acts natmall~· in this effort. Dorothy Mack:lil m :tk~> s an unusually attractive wife and Xoah Beerv has a oart that comes IH"lrl' r fittinrr his qualifications. Lon Ch ;1 1 H'v, a s Tuan Serafin. was not parti ru l a rl~· impressive. it seemed to me. "The Birth of a Nation," haYing mm·e d to the Tltinois Theatre. is draw in r; la r !"c crowds at each nt>rform ~IH."r. lt was shown to 1.13.000 i~1 tim·<' week s at the Auditorium this in spite of th<' f:> rt that not so 'many y<'ars nQ'o it set hi(!h rJ;'cords for continu o ps JWrformances here in Chicag-o. r eco rds that haYe not been equaled s i'lCl'. Gl oria Swanson is doing nicely at the New Evanston this week with h er la tes t production. "The Humming R1rd ." a story of the Paris underworld· th e. working of a robber gang fro~ wh1ch sprang the "Wolves of M o nt Jf a rtre'.' heroes of the World war. There 1s romance and ample excitement for those who insist upon thrills 111 their entertainment. ·B e ginnin~ Monday the New Evanston pre sents "West of the \Vater Tower," s tarring Glenn Hunter, hero of "Merton of the Movies." the legitimate production which enjoyed an extended engagement in Chicago thi s season. In the cast with Mr. Hunter are such outstanding cinema favorites as ;.I.ay McAvoy. Erne st Torrence and veorge Fawcett. ' s ;) t I .. SCREEN "Tlffl WA.VTF.RS" First National Prnduction Chica,qn Theatre :\ quite indifferent story .i,n which 1farir Prevo~t and Huntlv Gordon do th<' very best thev can ~ith their material. A~. the title indic::ttes it i 5 thr who ~ani th.tnec and norv elo\?t>etof ·,o those fn, 0 --h~r_.. J')mes~ when they a f 1 I wouid Sl'em to prov~e th~c~h!~ru · t anticipation is a hen t · t . Y that cent of the fu.n of 1 nme y-nme. ~er In this particula~ e~a th . rich hov <>nd a poor · 1sH ~re IS a r ied he.r he attem glr · avmg mar"l<>dv" alon the li pts t~ make her a ~ri<:tocratic g mot] nes la·d d<?"':'n by an fut.ility of it all ;hr. .fe'jllztng the to he r~·ctl _. le WI e ~:tl vdes on ly · ~ ~"11 anr r~>c-onc1 ,. wh n P<' ~ave~ her from cft'ath 'neath t .e 1 The hrilrht shinin~ f<'atu a {~ ~ · prooram at the. Chica 170 ho;:ve~ e thPir "Syncopation A~t~, · was viJI,. hill that wou ld rea~h a ?£de5 staid critic of th:>t tvoe ~/ ~ ISt V: a ment. Marion Harr 1 ·s. whoe·ne erhaomn-' our P OP"r:toh rerortis mav ·~:rrace ·· 1_ lertlon. led them with ~Pver;l of ~er ponular son~rs Rita ow· d h 111 If · ·· orove erSf' a mistresc 9f eccentric dancin,R". thf' Ka1tfman Rrothers . long- favorites ht>re. har'llnniz('rl "'('11 :>nd Timm~ ~unn and Toe WhitehPad furni~ht>d t e com~rlv. As :>rJrJ,.d ::~ttrartion< thl'v nrovlded a .(!'Md "iazz" band and {,.really ~ttr::trth·, rhoru~. This entire a turf' IS ·l::t tpn for nre·rntation at the. otht>r IBalahan ;~nd Katz houses dunng the next ~ew weeks. o~ .~m1l1ar St. Francis ho pita! addition at Evanston, will be completed !:>y July 1, according to present indications, acU. Women's Dean In- cording to Dr. G. W. Boot. The r?of is on. and interior work progressmg cludes the "Flapper" rapidly. · The new addition is being built at an ap~roximate cost of $400,000. It "The American girl is just as good, will double the present capacity, and just as serious, just as interested in will provide .for 100 beds. the great problems of life as was her The hospital is non-sectarian. and grandmother of fifty year ago," said according to ho pita! records, fully Dean Winiired G. Richardson, act - half of th e patients admitted are meming head of tl1e Northwe~tern univer - bers of the Protestant faith. Doctors sity women, on returning to the Ev- of any reiigion also are admitted. anston campus this week from the With the completion of the wing, an meeting of the ational Association of Deans of Women in Chicago. Dean up-to-date t~aining school ~or nurses Richardson was led to make this will be prov1ded. There w1ll also be comment because of the fact that the modern laboratory facilities, an X-ray association just before adjournment laboratory with an experienced Ronttook a vote upon the general QtJ~stion genologist in charge, and other modern of the American girl and responci :- r1 'features . A garden, dairy and poultry farm is an unanimous expression of "conHOWARD ma intained in connection with the fidence." "Sportin~ Youth ," starring Reginald "The vote of confidenc<' was not a hospital, so that the patients may be Denny. will be vi wed at the Howard mert> . unerficial expression of opin - served with the best vegetables, milk, this week-end. It is the story of a ion," explained Dean Richardson, "hut butter and eggs obtainable. young man who, at the dare of a girl, followed long conferences and discus IS converted from a humble chauffeur sions of the American girl hy from Catholic Club Offers :nto a dare-devil racer. from an un- .100 to 400 deans of women. I voted known into a pseudo-notable. It is 'aye' with all my hea1 t as I am con Variety of Features character ized as the story of "young vinced that the girl of today is kind . An attractive program has been arlove. young blood and the pace that clever. womanly and so realizes h<'r ranged by the Fine Arts department kills." new opportunities in all walks of life of the Catholic Woman's club for the' "The Fool's Awakening" i~ scheduled that her mind is fairly vibrating with next meeting ·which will be held on to apoear at the Howard on Sunday, zeal and enthusiasm. Our duty as Friday afternoon, M'arch 14, at 2 ?\£ ;1rch 9. <leans of women is to eli rect this energy o'clock at the home of Mrs. N. J. For :M onday · and Tursday, March in the right channels." Conrad, 914 Elmwood avenue, Wilmette. 10 and II. the Howar<l will offer "Do ynt1 include the so-called flapper Mr. Carlton Kaumeyer, violinist, will H:uotd Lloyd 's late st succe~s. "Why type?" Dean Richardson was asked. give several solos, accompani~d by !he \Vorry," in which the giant Aasen "Most assti'fedly," she responded. Ampicu. Mr. Gene Dressler IS to su'!g has an important . . not to mention "The flapper phase of American girl - a group of songs. Mrs. Herbert MoTJn jlrotcsque role. "Capt. Kleinschmidt's hood is a mere external. Underneath will review "The Able McLaugh lins." Ad~·cntures in the Far North" will be there is the real woman who will dis · Mrs. Louis Crush has prepared a paper an added frature for thos e davs close her goo.d points under right con - on the "Out-of-Doors Book," and Miss Helene Chadwick will he the· star tact ." Keefe will givl a talk on "North Ame~ ;.t the Howard on Wedn~>sday and "Is the girl of today, then. as reli - ican Painters." The club chorus w11l Thursday of next week. The vehicle giou s as the girl of 1870 or 1880?" also provide music. is "Reno." "In general I should reply affirmEarly attractions for the Howard include "In Search of a Thrill," atively, if by being religious one means "Ladies to Board," "The Eternal Citv" the girl's desire to find the best there "In the Shadow~ of the East." "O~r is in religion and practically apply it Hospitalitv," "The Wanters" and to their own lives," continued Dean Richardson. "Our discussions ju t "George Washington, Jr." ended . at the Chicago convention pointed to the conclusion, however. that American girls today refuse to ADELPHI take religion in one great dose at a "Tiger Rose" is attractin reat ce~tain age l!-n.d to subscribe t~ cercrowds ·-~ ..,... ~ to thr weeK-e d. As everyone acquainted with t e the3;ter knows, it is the screen daptatwn of David Belasco's famous stage success of that tit le in which I,.enore U lric is the star It is !he play that !lave Broadway ·one of 1ts ,R'reatest thrills. Glenn Hunter, in "West of the Water Tower" will be seen at the Adelphi on Su~day, Monday and Tuesday, Marc It 9 10 and 11 · May Mac A E · · voy, rncst. Torrence and George Fawcett are m the stellar supporting tractwn at the Adelphi on Wednes· ~"V a~d Thursday of next week in Unseem~ Eyes." "TBooked fo r .th ;, ~ear. f uturc are: he Jfx~;a G1rl. Hentaf{e ?f the Desert. The MeanP~t M<>n 10 the World" "Reno" d "Wh ' an Y orry. -----------------------~ NEW EVANSTON TO BE READY JULY 1 hf 11 Tiae Big Picture· Firtt' ~ NOW PLAYING GLORIA SWANSON IN "The Humming Bird" STARTING MONDAY "WEST OF THE WATER TOWER'; MATINEE BVIINJNG :1 . . . . . ' ·· 11 . !. . . . . . . __---. A~f'lnhi ·~~·g·~=- t~n :f y !et 1· ·· -- - - - · spec1a tnqUiry or thought. Our g 1 rls t~y to b~ good just as earnestly as d1d the g1r ls of former days but they a:e thinkin!f into and t h rough relig10us quest1ons more t han did the ':iris of that era. They are willing to ltsten to counsel and to sermons but they. ref us~ to subscribe to ~ny set doctrme Without due thought JUSt beca'l.tse it h~ppens to have a. rel!gions ,trend. Th1s IS a favorable s1gn 111 my · d t" JU gmen · , -------- · rcl1~1~ ~~~~t~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -.:-MARCH SALE SPECIAL $2 DOWN s2.·s a Week PLACES univeraal bousehold aervant in your home- to cut your laundry billa and add many pleuant boura to life. cast: L1~nel Barrymore will he the at- '· ts lA 701 w " . A!l act!lal~y smaller number of people die 1!1 Ilh!lOJS now than did a few years a~o 1!1 Spite af the fact that the populatlon mcreas.fs at the rate of about 80000 per year. This. says the state health commissioner is clear cut evidence of the triumph of public hea lth service. CUT DEATH NU- .:'L ERS MD At 1 o'clock on March 12. t he North Shore Catholic Woman's league will meet at the home of Mrs. E. C. Weissenberg, 965 Elm street, Winnetka, to sew for the infants at St. Margaret's home. Mrs. Frederick Hubsch is to me the assisting hostess. The following day, Thursday, March 13, the regular monthly meeting of the club will take place at the Winnetka Woman's club. An interesting ' program consisting of an illustrated lecture will be given by the Chicago Plan comm.ission. The league expresses its desire for all members to attend and to bring CAtholic Woman's League H (d S "al M f 0 a peel ee mg APEX CABINET ELECTRIC WASHER gu.e~ts. Brand New- Rebuilt- Demonstrators VAUDEVILLE Tud,e-in~r from tht> contin110m crowd~ and t~e app:otrent eniovment of !,!'e audlenr;s. the hill at the Majestic 1 heatrt' thts W<'ek made ouitt> a hit Four nets Sf'f'med to have the call: these bemrr Tack Trainor & Co. in a tunnv s~etrh about a. steno~rraphf"r: ' weet S1xtet>11 ::t mu~·c;ol turn with thrPe :voune- .ladies and their escorts: T yler & Crol111~. a "nut" comedian and a ~~~v on who1'l'J hP vents his oiisPOSitJOn; and the "Fotlr of Us" a ou.::trte~te singin,(!' popular songs. · and rlomg 1t very well. NEWELL & RETCHIN W-ASHING MACHINES HOW'ARD ADElP-HI N. W. "L" Stat' $55-$65-$85-$100-$135 Come to Evanston's Exclusive .Wuhina' Machine StoreSee theae B RGAINS! 7074 North Clark St. Frlda7 aud Sa tnrda7 in LENORE ULRIC in We are authorized dealers for 9/Je - "Sporting Youth" Sunda7 "Tiger Rose" Snnda7, Monda,. aad Tueada7 ' The Hoover HPQY§B AUTHORIZED SERVICE Licensed by The Hoover Co., to .service their mac:hinea. Tenth District Meets in Eva.nston. March 14 The Pr<'ss and Publicitv committee of _the Tenth District, Illinois Fedt'ratJOn of Women's c lubs. met at ~ogers Park \Vt>man's club, Ff"hru}8. Mrs,. . John J;... Lapp, Tenth Mrrtct . Puh!1c1ty cha1rman nre~ided. 5 f \ Em1le S1mms. rfirector of Puhlicity ? t e Central Division of the AmerICan Red Cross "addres. d the meeting. The next meetin~ will he held at the F1·~n{stonh Woman's club at 10 o'clock, rv arc 14. HARRISON FORD in "Fools Awakening" ttf o nda7 and Tu ~ 11d a7 "West of the Water Tower" F .. turinl' GLE NN HUNTER and n r HAROLD LLOYD in $6.25 "Why Worry" Wl'd Dt'lld &7 aad Tlow-ra da7 MAY MacAVOY ' ' ' t>dllt'llday a a d T lltur1Hla7 = DOWN $6.20 a Month Storea in Eva nato n, Chicaro, W auke1an, K enoaha and Raci ne HELENE CHADWICK in LIONEL BARRYMORE in \ , DANCER SE ASON \.hooping cough and pneumonia season IS now at hand. Avoiding these diseases '~i!l depend in large measure upon th~ ah1hty of folks to avoid contact With others who either have the diseases ~h carry virulent germs of them, says · e state'heaJth commissioner. "Reno" "Unseeing Eyes" I Chain Store· S 1511 SHERMAN AVEN UE ~laoae E·aaeton Z%37 The North Shore's Moat Representative Theatres